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We Hear You: Millennials, Jobs, Free Speech, and the Opioid Crisis
Editor’s note: In more than one way, Easter is about new beginnings. So this week’s edition kicks off with your comments on The Daily Signal’s… Read More
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Citing Tax Cuts, McDonald’s Serves Up Tuition Benefits for Employees
Fast-food icon McDonald’s will supersize its 3-year-old education benefits program for hundreds of thousands of employees. McDonald’s Corp. will allocate $150 million over five years… Read More
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Empower Women With Conservative Economic Policies, GOP Congresswomen Urge
The best way to empower women is through conservative policies such as tax reform, four Republican congresswomen say. Noting that most women are responsible for… Read More
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A Trade War With China Is Not in America’s Interest
A trade war with China would inflict far more damage on the American economy than could be recouped from tariffs and other protectionist levies. That’s… Read More
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Why Trade Deficits Really Don’t Matter Very Much
America’s growing trade deficit has generated a lot of talk in recent months. The Trump administration says our trade deficit, now valued around $560 billion,… Read More
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Policy Watchdog Asks Probe of Labor Board Member Over Leak
Allegations that a member of the National Labor Relations Board improperly disclosed internal deliberations should be investigated, a Washington labor policy analyst says in a letter… Read More
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Human Ignorance and Market Genius
Here’s a question for you: In 1950, would it have been possible for anyone to know all of the goods and services that we would… Read More
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Ireland Has Been a Model in Fiscal Reform, but Times Could Soon Get Rocky
Ireland’s strong economic fundamentals and business-friendly approach make it a popular destination for foreign corporations, and they bring with them jobs and billions of euros… Read More
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Omnibus Spending Bill Was a Giant Giveaway to the Swamp
Last Wednesday, House leadership released a 2,232-page omnibus spending bill that keeps the federal government open through October. This bill was negotiated completely behind closed… Read More
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Trump Threatens to Veto, Then Signs, ‘Ridiculous’ Spending Bill
President Donald Trump, after wavering, decided to sign a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, asserting his highest duty as president is to “keep America safe.”… Read More
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Congress Passes Huge Budget, but It’s Not Trump’s
The Senate followed the House by passing a $1.3 trillion spending bill early Friday morning that funds the government through September, after taking 11 hours… Read More
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11 Reactions From Conservatives Unhappy With the Massive Government Spending Bill
Conservative lawmakers are disgruntled and outraged by the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. The Senate passed the massive package, 65-32, early Friday, following… Read More
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House OKs Spending Bill to Fund Government, but 90 Republicans Vote No
The House approved a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill Thursday to fund the government through September, allowing federal offices to stay open at the weekend… Read More
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Omnibus Spending Bill Amounts to a Bundle of Broken Promises
There have been three periods of unified Republican control of the federal government since World War II. We are living in the third. Our country… Read More
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In Talk to Millennials, Trump Pledges Phase 2 of Tax Cuts
President Donald Trump said he will push for “phase two” tax cuts in remarks Thursday to a White House gathering of millennials, a key voting… Read More
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Daily Signal Exclusive: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Trump’s Job-Creation Success
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta spoke to The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey about the Trump administration’s approach to job creation, reducing government regulations, and what it’s… Read More
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Daily Signal Exclusive: Ivanka Trump on Jobs, Millennials, and #MeToo
Ivanka Trump, senior adviser at the White House, speaks to The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness about her efforts to promote workforce development and job opportunities… Read More
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Tax Reform Is Boosting Take-Home Pay for Millions of Americans. Here’s the Proof.
For a nation accustomed to instant gratification, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a winner. Before President Donald Trump even signed the bill, companies… Read More
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Congress Piles Up Massive Debt, Putting Tax Cuts at Risk
Fiscal restraint is dead in Washington, and no one seems to care. The March omnibus spending deal follows through on an agreement to spend significantly… Read More
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Maryland Bill Seeks to Drive Out Airbnb, Other Hotel Competition
Over the last decade, short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO have expanded and provided an economic boom to many communities. Yet several localities… Read More
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3 Major Problems Conservatives Have With the Government Spending Bill
Major conservative priorities have gone missing in the spending bill to fund the government through September, House lawmakers say. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of… Read More
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Airbnb May Not Be Good for Hotels, but It’s a Boon for Everyone Else
Cities, counties, and states waging a war against short-term rentals by imposing hefty fines and burdensome regulations on hosts and booking platforms, such as Airbnb… Read More
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New Study Shows Minimum Wage Puts a Damper on Long-Run Earnings
Economic studies consistently show that higher minimum wages lead to higher unemployment, particularly among teenagers. But that’s a consequence minimum wage advocates have been willing… Read More
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NC Lawmaker Fights Earmark for Rail, Tunnel Project
A North Carolina lawmaker is determined to derail $900 million in federal funding for a rail and tunnel project from New York to New Jersey… Read More
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These 5 Horrible Bureaucrats Beat the Clock and Kept Their Pensions
The firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe days before his retirement was a rare case of justice. Both the Justice Department inspector general and… Read More
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4 Questions Lawmakers Should Ask Trump’s Trade Officials in Hearings This Week
Following weeks of not-so-free trade policies from the White House, members of Congress will soon have an opportunity to probe the administration on policy as… Read More
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Big Government Tariffs Do Not Make America Great
The federal government does not make America great, and never has. Americans make America great, and they can best do the job when meddlers, busybodies,… Read More
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White House Millennials Conference to Address Economy, Free Speech, and Opioids
President Donald Trump will speak to millennials this week at a conference touting how his policies benefit young people, while also addressing the growing opioid… Read More
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Sen. Ben Sasse’s 6 Big Ideas to Frame the Issue of Trade
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has made his mark in the Senate as an articulate defender of conservative principles. He has been at the forefront of… Read More
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Don’t Tax the Net
“Creative destruction.” When I first heard the term in school, I thought it must have been a mistake. How can creation destroy? And how can… Read More
